Staff Electrical Engineer - Water/Wastewater 1 Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Overview

Staff Electrical Engineer - Water/Wastewater 1

Date: Oct 8, 2025

Locations: Overland Park, KS; Phoenix, AZ; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; Blue Ash, OH; Atlanta, GA

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Relocation eligible: No   Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time   Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Note: Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company and values diverse perspectives to solve humanitarian challenges.

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work , Black & Veatch allows you to contribute your talent to humanitys biggest challenges in a flexible environment with opportunities for growth.

The Opportunity

• Lead projects including management of project schedules, budgets, and staffing on the Industrial Manufacturing Solution team (manufacturing, bio/bioprocess, and food/beverage industries).
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication, initiative, leadership, and the ability to work independently with clients and colleagues in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide technical guidance on client standards and expectations to engineering and technician staff supporting project detailed design.
• Serve as technical expert in electrical power distribution and miscellaneous plant electrical systems for client consultations.
• Lead the design of facility power distribution (Power Distribution Panels, Motor Control, Electrical Room Layout) and process electrical distribution (power and control wiring from control panel to equipment and field devices) in a manufacturing or industrial processing environment.
• Support business development, including proposal scope approach and estimating related to enhanced Electrical services.
• Build business relationships with clients to understand needs and drivers.
• Construction inspection and resolution of electrical construction issues.
• Coordinate with local electrical utilities on project technical needs.
• Review supplier submittals.
• Act as a liaison between the design team, client and remote design teams for Instrumentation and Control design.
• Startup and testing of major electrical equipment.
• Continuous learning and development of technical expertise/specialty area.

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based on manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• PE License, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline.
• Ability to lead projects including management of project schedules, budgets, and staffing.
• Support business development, including developing scope-of-work, level-of-effort, and site visits to understand the scope of the pursuit.
• Strong leadership skills, with desire to train and develop early career and/or inexperienced professionals.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program and a minimum of 5 years related work experience. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements which may include background checks, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with applicable laws.

Certifications: PE License

Company and Benefits

Black & Veatch endeavors to make themselves accessible to all users. For disability accommodation requests, contact the Employee Relations Department at or via our website. This contact is for disability accommodation requests only; status inquiries should not be directed here.

Our benefits include medical, dental and vision insurances, disability, wellness programs, flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holidays, sick time, dependent sick time, 401k with company match, tuition reimbursement, and other programs. We are 100 percent ESOP-owned and value diverse voices to provide innovative solutions for clients.

BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated companies comply with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click.

Nearest Major Market: Olathe

Nearest Secondary Market: Kansas City

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